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Mum Suzanne claimed that son Leo’s attitude switches when she tells him to stop playing the game.

And the concerned mother pleaded for the game’s age certificate to be bumped up, even though Fortnite is currently at a 12+ certificate when her son is just 10.

She told the Manchester Evening News : “I’m strict with time, two hours Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I never had to enforce that with Fifa, but with this I’d go up at 7.45am, and he’d be yelling he’s not ready.

“I had to tell him you’re not acting the way you normally act. The game is so full of energy and adrenaline that when you pull them off they are screaming at the television; they’re hiding, they’re calling each other, they are living in it with their friends.

"When they try and come out of it everything is boring, it can’t compete."

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Fortnite leapt to greater popularity with its Battle Royale mode that can be played for free and pits up to 100 players against each other while a mysterious cloud steadily reduces the size of the war zone, creating knife edge and climatic gun fights.

Developers will soon release a version of the game to play on mobile, as this video shows:

But psychologist Emma Kenny told viewers it was important to remember there are benefits to gaming.

Although it is just a shooting game, players will develop strategic thinking, forward planning and creative approaches to combat. It teaches a deep amount of collaboration and working together and saving team mates.

But she said it's vital for parents to set boundaries and give children alternatives away from their screens.

She said: "You have to create some scenarios and create some boundaries and make kids aware they are only allowed a certain amount of time on the game.

"It's all about creating opportunities to explore different activities."

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